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An easy guide to make a portable installation of Adobe Photoshop CS2 and ImageReady (Just 26MB!). This portable installation is perfect for using it under Ubuntu (or any other linux flavor) with the help of WINE.

• Locate the directory that contains your Adobe Photoshop CS2 setup installation
• Install Adobe Photoshop CS2, enter your serial registration, and activate the product
• Create a new directory on your computer and copy the following necessary files for Adobe Photoshop CS2 & Adobe ImageReady CS2 to operate:

Program FilesAdobePhotoshop CS2 ->
ACE.dll
AdobeLM.dll
Adobelmsvc Installer.dll
AdobeUpdater.dll (generates error, program runs)
AdobeXMP.dll
agldt28l.dll
AGM.dll
asneu.dll
AXE8SharedExpat.dll
Bib.dll
BIBUtils.dll
CoolType.dll
epic_regs.dll (generates error, program runs, goodbye shortcuts)
FileInfo.dll (program runs, error on File>File Info)
libagluc28.dll
pdfsettings.dll
persresen_US.dll
Photoshop.dll
Plugin.dll
PSArt.dll
PSViews.dll
Tw10122.dat
VersionCue.dll
VersionCueUI.dll
Program FilesAdobePhotoshop CS2Activation(your language/country)tw12216.dat
Program FilesAdobePhotoshop CS2Required*.*
Documents & SettingsAll UsersApplication DataAdobe SystemsProduct licensesB2B86000.dat

You may decided to keep certain folders; like for example “Plug-Ins”, but they are not necessary for Photoshop CS2 or ImageReady CS2 to run.

UPDATE: Using UPX v1.95 beta I was able to compress all EXEs and DLLs in the root directory and keep full functionality!

• Copy the minimum required registry entries by running “regedit”:

[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESOFTWAREMicrosoftWindowsCurrentVersionUninstall{236BB7C4-4419-42FD-0409-1E257A25E34D}]
"EPIC_ORG"="(your company or organization you registered under)"
"EPIC_SERIAL"="(your serial registration number without dashes)"
"EPIC_NAME"="(the name you registered under)"

At this point you can uninstall Adobe Photoshop/ImageReady CS2 and remove your license file. To run Photoshop or Imageready without installing the application, do the following:

• Copy the registry entries (EPIC_ORG, EPIC_SERIAL, EPIC_NAME) back to their appropriate place in your registry
• Copy “B2B86000.dat” back to the directory \Documents & Settings\All Users\Application Data\Adobe Systems\Product licenses\
• Locate the directory you copied your files to and launch either “Photoshop.exe” or “ImageReady.exe”

Now click here to install it under Ubuntu!